MacBook (13-inch) Hard Drive 8
Reinstalling the Software That Came with Your Computer
Use the software install discs that came with your computer to install Mac OS X and the
applications that came with your computer.
Installing Mac OS X and Applications
To install Mac OS X and the applications that came with your computer, follow these steps:
Start up from the Mac OS X Install Disc 1 that came with your computer, and choose your
language.
From the menu bar, choose Utilities > Disk Utility.
Open Disk Utility and select the new drive in the list to the left.
Note: If you are formatting the primary drive, use the Disk Utility program on the Install disc.
Click the Partition tab.
Click on Options, and verify GUID is selected if this is the startup drive.
Name the volume “Macintosh HD.”
Apply the change by clicking the Partition button.
At this point, either
• Quit the Disk Utility application, and proceed with the Mac OS X installation. Follow the
onscreen instructions. After selecting the destination disk for installation, continue
following the onscreen instructions. Your computer may restart and ask you to insert
the next Mac OS X Install Disc 2.
or
• Leave the Disk Utility application open, and restore the backed up les from the image
you created before removing the hard drive.
Installing Applications
To install just the applications that came with your computer, follow the steps below. Your
computer must have Mac OS X already installed.
Back up your essential les, if possible.
Insert the Mac OS X Install Disc 1 that came with your computer.
Double-click “Install Bundled Software Only.”
Follow the onscreen instructions.
After selecting the destination disk for installation, continue following the onscreen
instructions. Your computer may restart and ask you to insert the next Mac OS X Install Disc 2
Restore the data by reinstalling the backed up les from your backup to the new drive.
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